Table 4 The different recipes of the pumpkin for consumption (n = 120)
From: Ethnobotanical study of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) landraces in Benin
Recipes | Side dishes | Mean number of times pumpkins are consumed per month |
|---|---|---|
Cooked Ekpin | Groundnut oil, pepper juice, fried food | 9.45 |
Fried Ekpin | Pepper juice | 9 |
Frying | Cowpea, rice | 10.95 |
Stew | – | 10.12 |
Simple sauce | Solidified corn pap, rice | 9.61 |
Egussi sauce | Solidified corn pap, rice | 12 |
Okra sauce | Solidified corn pap, pounded yam | 4 |
Vegetable Sauce | Solidified corn pap, cooked gari | 10.67 |
Groundnut sauce | Solidified corn pap, rice, crushed yam | 6 |